The Republican South
A Chattanooga Times-Free Press article last month about voting trends in Southern states quoted Charles Bullock, professor of political science. The Tennessee-based newspaper referenced Republican nominee John McCain’s double-digit lead over Democrat Barack Obama in Georgia and Tennessee.
“Both of these states are pretty solidly in the McCain camp,” said Bullock.
Facebook narcissism
The Toronto-based Globe and Mail quoted Laura Buffardi, UGA doctoral student and researcher, in an article about her work with Keith Campbell, associate professor of psychology. Their study focused on narcissists who use Facebook, the social-networking Web site.
“Generally speaking, they are relatively unconcerned with warm, lasting, intimate relationships. They are more concerned with seeming cool, popular and dominant,” said Buffardi. “Facebook allows for the maintenance of shallow relationships more than other forms of communication because it’s quite simple to keep a lot of friends in your network.”
Talking about what identifies a narcissist, she said, “When we looked at the quotes, they were generally found to be less clever, less entertaining for narcissists in comparison to non-narcissists. This was surprising because in general, at least on initial meeting, narcissists tend to be perceived as charming, entertaining, likable individuals, kind of the life of the party.”
Who’s accountable?
The Washington Post quoted accounting professor Dennis R. Beresford in an article about Wall Street executives laying the blame
for recent economic woes at the feet of large
firm accountants.
Speaking about fair-value accounting, Beresford said, “It’s intended to be more or less for orderly markets. But we don’t have orderly markets these days. It’s not so much that mark
to market has people complaining, but marking to a particular market. Today it’s more kind of fire-sale prices.”
The doctor is out
Mark Ebell, a professor and assistant to the provost, was quoted in a Newsweek article that centered on his research into the pay disparities between specialized and primary care physicians.
“The problem of salary disparities is not something that anyone is going to solve locally,” Ebell said. “This is something that will require reform at a national level.”
The spicy life
Vegetariantimes.com quoted Diane Hartle,
an associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, in an article about her research into the health benefits of herbs and spices.
“If you set up a good herb and spice cabinet and season your food liberally, you could double or even triple the medicinal value of your meal without increasing the calorie content,” she said.
Live aid
Jay Mooney, associate director for financial aid, was quoted in an Inside Higher Ed. Mooney was asked about the 10 percent increase in financial aid applications at UGA.
“That’s a noticeable number as far as looking at data, so I think we’re starting to see some of the economic impact here,” he said. “And, of course—depending on what’s happened in these past couple of days—we may see a lot more.”
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